Eleazar Avaran

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Eleazar Avaran was a Jewish warrior of the Maccabean revolt, renowned for his heroic death in battle against the Seleucid forces.

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Eleazar Avaran canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish warrior
Maccabean leader
historical figure
associatedWith Hasmonean dynasty
broaderConflict Hellenistic period Jewish resistance
causeOfDeath crushed by war elephant
commemoratedIn Jewish historiography of the Maccabees
conflict Seleucid–Hasmonean conflict
countryOfDeath Judea
describedIn 1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
diedIn Battle of Beth Zechariah
ethnicGroup Jews
familyName Avaran
father Mattathias
gender male
givenName Eleazar
historicalRegion Judea
killedBy war elephant
languageOfSources Greek
Hebrew
legacy remembered as a martyr-like hero in Jewish tradition
memberOf Hasmonean dynasty
surface form: Hasmonean family
militaryAllegiance Maccabean forces
surface form: Hasmonean forces
militaryRank warrior
motivation defense of Jewish religious freedom
notableAction attacked an elephant believed to carry the Seleucid king
notableFor heroic death in battle
opponent Seleucid Empire
opposed Hellenistic religious decrees
participatedIn Maccabean Revolt
placeOfDeath Zechariah son of Jehoiada
surface form: Beth Zechariah
religion Judaism
roleInMaccabeanRevolt fighter in early battles against Seleucid forces
sibling John Gaddi NERFINISHED
Jonathan Apphus
Judas Maccabeus
Simon Thassi
timePeriod 2nd century BCE

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Simon Thassi sibling Eleazar Avaran
Jonathan Apphus sibling Eleazar Avaran
Mattathias fatherOf Eleazar Avaran